Question

The institution established by the government of India that helped in the modernization of agriculture is_____
A) World trade organization
B) Kisan credit card
C) Indian council of agricultural research
D) Indian institute of agronomy

Answer 1

Hint: India is the second largest wheat and rice producer, the main food staples in the world. India is currently the second largest producer in the world of a range of dried fruits, textile raw materials dependent on agriculture, roots and tuber crops, pulses, farmed fish, eggs, coconut, sugarcane and various vegetables.

Complete answer:
In agriculture, modernization simply involves the use of new and modern processing methods, such as the use of tractors, harvesters, etc., instead of old conventional techniques. These methods also helped to increase production quality and agricultural productivity.

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute is an autonomous body set up by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education on 16 July 1929 and operates under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. It was named the Imperial Council of Agricultural Science before independence.

Its headquarters are located in New Delhi. There are 101 ICAR institutes and 71 agricultural institutes in India that manage and track agriculture-related research and education, including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: The Green Revolution, or the Third Agricultural Revolution, is the series of research technology transfer initiatives that increased worldwide agricultural production between 1950 and the late 1960s, beginning most notably in the late 1960s. The large increase in food grain production (such as rice and wheat) due to the introduction of high-yielding varieties, the use of pesticides. Thus the green revolution was intended to address food shortages in India by increasing agricultural produce yields with the aid of better irrigation systems, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, etc., but also mainly with the help of crop intensification based on more resilient, highly resistant crops.